Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan April 25, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly 142176 Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly BRENDA MERKEL and LINCOLN Brian K. Zahra, EDUCATION ASSOCIATES Justices ORGANIZATION, MEA/NEA, Plaintiffs/Cross- Defendants-Appellants, v SC: 142176 COA: 292795 Washtenaw CC: 09-000183-CL LINCOLN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS and LINCOLN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendants/Cross- Plaintiffs-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 19, 2010 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

April 25, 2011 _________________________________________ d0418 Clerk